Tokelauan language

Polynesian language native to Tokelau

Tokelauan is a Polynesian language. It is closely related to Tuvaluan. People who speak Tokelauan and people who speak Tuvaluan can understand each other.

Tokelauan
Native toTokelau
Native speakers
3,300 total, with 1400 in Tokelau (2017)
Official status
Official language in
Tokelau
Language codes
ISO 639-2tkl
ISO 639-3tkl
ELPTokelauan

Tokelauan is spoken in Tokelau, American Samoa, and by Tokelauan people in New Zealand.. It is one of the official languages of Tokelau (the other is English).

Tokelauan is written in the Roman alphabet, using 15 letters: a, e, i, o, u, f, g, k, l, m, n, p, h, t, and v.

Phrases

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Tokelauan English
Fanatu au là? Shall I come too?
Ko toku nena e i Nukunonu. My grandmother lives in Nukunonu.
Malo ni, ea mai koe? Hello, how are you?
E hēai ni vakalele i Tokelau. There are no aeroplanes in Tokelau.

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